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Baghjan: Affected Villagers Launch Road Blockade Demanding Compensation
18 Sep 2020
The villagers, who have set up makeshift camps on the road, claim that despite the fire raging at the oil well for over three months, they are still facing delays in payment of compensation.
Tarique Anwar
Loot and Plunder — The Story of Closure of Darbhanga’s Ashok Paper Mill
28 Aug 2020
A “dormant” and “vanishing” company was awarded the tender for its revival, which has not happened. While the company management claims it is ready to begin production as soon as funds come in, its…
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Assam: Dima Hasao Villagers Protest Against Stone Mining in Diyung River
22 Aug 2020
The villagers allege that the stone mining has led to the receding of the water level of the river and affected the livelihood of the villagers who are dependent on fishing and related activities.
Ayaskant Das
Did Modi Govt Tweak Green Laws to Allow Oil and Gas Exploration in Assam’s Rainforests?
19 Aug 2020
The OIL has proposed in its project report that hydrocarbons will be extracted by drilling seven wells beneath the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park using the modern state-of-the-art technology called ‘…
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Assam: Curfew in Parts of Sonitpur District Following Clashes over Rally to Celebrate Ayodhya Temple
07 Aug 2020
Concerned citizens have raised question as to how the Bajrang Dal members took out a huge rally without permission, flouting COVID-19 restrictions.
Karwan E Mohabbat
#AssamFloods2020 - When The River Submerged Baten Ali's Home | Karwan e Mohabbat
03 Aug 2020
The first wave of floods hit Assam in early June this year, and have now affected nearly twenty-five lakh people.
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Baghjan Oil Well: Nearly 2 Months After Explosion, Fire Continues to Rage
24 Jul 2020
Three foreign experts who were involved in the control operations reportedly sustained burn injuries after another explosion on July 22.
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Assam: KMSS Leader Akhil Gogoi Granted Bail in Anti-CAA Violence Case
16 Jul 2020
On Saturday, July 11, Gogoi, who had been arrested by the NIA, had tested positive for the novel coronavirus inside the Guwahati Central Jail.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Imponderables Mark Start of Jute Year, Rise in Mills’ Capacity Use a Silver Lining
14 Jul 2020
Kolkata: Although the new jute year 2020-21 started on July 1 as usual, yet even a preliminary, somewhat dependable estimate of the crop size is dicey this time round as supercyclone Amphan and und
Hiren Gohain
Surgical Strikes on Coronavirus in Assam and Beyond
05 Jul 2020
There’s utter mismanagement, so people are clueless. Some are terror-struck and others gadding about with masks dangling from their necks.